Fred Clarke vs. Lance Niekro — Career Comparison

Fred Clarke
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueHall of FameLeft Fielder
Lance Niekro
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Fred Clarke posted the stronger offensive profile against Lance Niekro. Fred Clarke posted stronger numbers in OPS (.814 vs .709) and on-base percentage (.386 vs .288). Lance Niekro had the advantage in home run production (17 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Fred Clarke had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Fred Clarke and Lance Niekro

Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2246
136.98
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
195
218.69
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9838
600
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
535
600
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8584
523.52
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
499
559.63
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.863
0.863
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.716
0.716
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2678
163.33
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
123
137.94
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2030
123.81
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
75
84.11
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
361
22.02
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
29.16
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
13.42
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.61
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
4.09
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
19.07
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
648
39.52
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
53.83
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1599.72
97.56
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
57.86
64.89
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3680
224.44
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
210
235.51
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3707
226.08
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
154
172.71
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.814
0.814
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.709
0.709
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.884
0.884
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.607
0.607
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1622
98.92
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
61
68.41
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1015
61.9
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
88.6
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2570
156.74
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
123
137.94
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1702.28
103.82
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
56.76
63.65
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
9.39
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.24
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
875
53.36
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
29
32.52
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
511
31.16
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
102.06
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.25
19.25
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
5.88
5.88
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
1.71
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
13.72
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.61
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
19
21.31
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
509
31.04
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.24
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
509
31.04
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.24
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Fred Clarke and Lance Niekro

Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2200
1.08
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.26
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
878
0.43
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.98
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55116
27
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2968
27
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18372
9
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
989.1
9
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4812
2.36
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
991
9.02
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
0.13
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.69
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
0.13
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5344
2.62
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1077
9.8
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5078
2.49
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1067
9.71
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.07
99.07
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.308
2.308
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.732
7.732
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.91
39.91
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.26
78.26
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.02
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.9
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0